Gangs of London season 3: Release date, trailer and latest news

Following the tragic death of his father, Elliot has been treading an increasingly darker path, with Gangs of London season 3 producer Vikki Tennant teasing we'll see him at his worst in the latest episodes.

"We knew that he was going to be a gangster in season 3, and that he was going to try and take over London, but... when it came to storylining season 3, you realise suddenly all the challenges that that poses," she told RadioTimes.com and other press.

"You suddenly go, 'this is a real big challenge, because he's been such the moral core of the series from the beginning'. He's been enigmatic and sometimes he's not quite known what his motives are, but you have always known at the core [that] he'll do the right thing."

She added: "[But] you cannot make all the good moral decisions if you also want to be a drug kingpin. I had to start going… 'How do we make him do it? How can we believe him doing those bad things?'"

The latest season sees the return of several other fan favourites, while it adds some big names in the form of Black Doves star Andrew Koji and The Haunting of Bly Manor alum T'Nia Miller.

If you're as excited as we are for what's in store, read on to find out more about Gangs of London season 3.

Gangs of London season 3 release date

Gangs of London season 3 is available to stream on NOW from today, Thursday 20th March 2025, while it also premieres tonight at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.

The show will air weekly on Thursdays for the duration of its 10-episode run, but of course, subscribers can also binge ahead if they choose.

Fans have been waiting a long time for the new episodes, which were confirmed to be in development back in November 2022, promising answers to the tantalising questions left unresolved after the season 2 finale.

Production on the third season commenced in London from October 2023 and was nearing completion as of April 2024, likely wrapping at some point just before the summer of that year.

Gangs of London enlisted a new director for season 3, with South Korean filmmaker Kim Hong Sun taking the reins, while Kin co-creator Peter McKenna was brought in as head writer and showrunner (replacing Corin Hardy).

Gangs of London season 3 cast: Who's returning?

Gangs of London stars Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù and Joe Cole will be back as Elliot Finch and Sean Wallace respectively in season 3, whose rivalry has only grown more bitter since they first crossed paths.

Also returning to the Gangs of London cast is Michelle Fairley as Marian Wallace, Brian Vernel as Billy Wallace, Orli and Eri Shuka as Luan and Mirlinda Dushaj, and Asif Raza Mir as Asif Afridi.

Other familiar faces include Narges Rashidi as Lale, Jahz Armando as Saba, Fady Elsayed as Faz and Lucian Msamati as Ed Dumani. Pippa Bennett-Warner will also return to play Shannon Dumani.

Meanwhile, new additions to the cast for season 3 include Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones) as ageing gangster Cornelius Quinn, and T’Nia Miller (Fall of the House of Usher) as a strong-willed Mayor of London, intent on tackling organised crime.

Andrew Koji (of recent Black Doves fame) has also joined the cast of Gangs of London for its third entry, where he'll play an assassin at the centre of the conspiracy in this latest chapter.

Gangs of London season 3 plot

Gangs of London season 3 will see the return of Joe Cole's Sean Wallace to the frontlines, after the fan favourite character was largely absent from the second entry.

The official synopsis, courtesy of Sky, reads: "Former undercover cop turned gangster Elliot navigates his new role as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis, but the spiking throws their operations into disarray.

"The Wallaces, Luan, Lale, and the street gangs face devastating consequences as personal vendettas collide with professional power struggles bleeding into violent turf wars.

"In the ruthless fight for control of London's criminal underworld, no one is safe. This was no accident — it was a calculated attack. But who's pulling the strings?"

Gangs of London season 2 certainly left plenty of threads hanging in the air for a third season to continue.

The latest run ended with the revelation that Lale (Narges Rashidi) is still alive and appears to be entering into an uneasy alliance with Pakistani kingpin Asif Afridi (Asif Raza Mir).

They both have their sights set on reclaiming power in London's underworld, which seems poised to provoke the "violent turf wars" promised in the description above.

Is there a Gangs of London season 3 trailer?

Yes! You can watch the suspenseful trailer for Gangs of London season 3 right now:

Previously, a short teaser for Gangs of London season 3 dropped in November 2024. Watch here:

Gangs of London seasons 1-3 are available on Sky Atlantic and NOW.

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